2nd June 2026 AHICE / HCAThe Aotearoa Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition will return to Christchurch in August, bringing together more than 500 hotel industry leaders from across New Zealand and Australia.
25th May 2026 HCA / HotelsThe strategic director has been a prominent advocate since HCA’s launch in 2021, recently drawing the ire of Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown over bed taxes.
6th March 2026 HCA / Maximum OccupancyAuckland’s mayor was supposed to have opened the first major industry event of the year but pulled out at the last minute.
28th January 2026 HCA / OpinionAfter years of false dawns, there are strong signs tourism is finally approaching a genuine upcycle.
19th November 2025 Events / HCA / HotelsThe industry group says hotels at capacity this week illustrate the value of events like Metallica’s Eden Park concert and the need to invest more.
4th November 2025 HCA / HotelsHotel Council Aoteroa strategic director James Doolan says hotels must be excluded from any new capital gains tax proposals “unless New Zealand wants to spook investors and make our tourism infrastructure shortfall even worse”.
15th October 2025 HCA / Hospitality / T&H MinisterIndustry groups have lined up to back the government’s review of regulations governing the country’s $16bn hospitality sector
14th August 2025 AHICE / HCAHotel Council Aotearoa has renewed its call for a national short-term rental accommodation register.
21st July 2025 Airbnb / HCANZ boss Susan Wheeldon says Airbnb supports a national registration scheme and a visitor levy would help local councils.
27th June 2025 HCA / TAUHotel Council Aotearoa says Tātaki Auckland Unlimited’s Destination Partnership Programme was supposed to be a temporary solution.
30th May 2025 HCA / Hospitality NZ / RANZHospitality and accommodation groups are generally supportive of proposals by Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown to help plug a $7m funding shortfall for destination marketing and major events.
22nd May 2025 Budget 2025 / BYATA / HCAHCA’s James Doolan and BYATA’s Brett Duncan lay out the sector’s hopes for today’s announcement.
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